Every day, every life is made of small, seemingly insignificant moments. Sometimes, the importance of those moments isn’t revealed until later. I was thinking on this dynamic when pouring over the work of California artist Marti Somers. Somers’ richly textured work is filled with layer upon layer of paint and ephemera, the artist revealing forgotten moments as she deconstructs the surface.
Like a worn scrapbook, we see snatches of life, of moments and memories revealed in the paneled surfaces. A treasure once forgotten, a glimpse of a flower we were too busy to notice at the time. Book pages and receipts reveal a life lived busily, while birds and teapots remind us to sit and to savor, all will be well.
To see more of Marti Somers’ work, please visit the websites of her representing galleries, Addington Gallery, Morpeth Contemporary, Adamson Gallery, and Caldwell Snyder Gallery. You can also check out a wonderful interview & studio tour with Marti on Elise Morris‘s The Studio Work blog!
All images via the Addington Gallery site.
